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California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump ...

HOUSTON — A high-stakes battle is unfolding in Washington over the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects Americans from fraud, scams, and financial abuse.

A federal appeals court panel lifted a lower court’s order Friday that blocked the Trump administration‘s efforts to fire most employees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A three-judge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks to reporters outside the White House in July. Vought and the ...

An appeals court will decide if further cuts can be made to the CFPB, a key agency tasked with protecting consumers ...

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency in Washington that ensures fair treatment for financial consumers. It enforces federal consumer financial laws, supervises financial ...

Fifteen years ago last month, following the financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law. One of the most significant changes ushered in under Dodd-Frank was the creation of a new federal ...

California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump ...